Categories
Four categories, each with 24 books. From adventure to social fiction, you can explore a variety of genres.
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This finder scores books from this site's own catalog using the preferences you choose. Questions are built from useful differences inside the collection, so options that do not meaningfully separate the books can be left out.
96 books available
4 categories
96 books with reading-time data
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Choose only what matters to you. “No preference” never penalizes a book.
How this book finder uses the catalog
The catalog itself is organized to help you browse. You can see the number of books in each category and the median word count. This gives you a sense of the collection's range.
If you are looking for a specific subject, the subject options list common themes found in the books. You can use these to find related titles, such as essays or sermons.
Length distribution
The library holds 19 short works, 30 medium, 30 long, and 17 epic. That means a mix of quick reads and substantial volumes.
Reading time distribution
18 quick reads, 26 steady, 37 immersive, and 15 marathon. You can plan your reading accordingly.
Narrowing Your Choices with Category, Commitment, and Text Rhythm
With ninety-six public-domain works spread across four categories, the Book Finder at EOMMI helps you filter by the features that matter most to you. You can select a category, a word-count length, an estimated reading time, chapter rhythm, sentence flow, or a specific subject. The tool also lets you indicate a preference for popular or hidden-gem titles. Each filter is optional, and leaving a criterion on 'no preference' does not penalize a book—it simply includes all options.
The goal is to move from a broad field to a shortlist you can examine with Compare. For example, if you are interested in autobiographical writing, you might start with the category Adventure Picaresque Fiction and then look at word count. "My larger education — Text and Context" (id 299) has 75,381 words and 16 text sections, making it a medium-length read. In contrast, "Collected writings of Clarence Edwin Flynn, first series — Reading Notes" (id 308) is longer at 98,324 words, with 14 sections. Both are in the same category, but their commitment levels differ.
Category: A First Cut
Each of the four categories contains exactly twenty-four books, so choosing a category immediately reduces the field by three-quarters. But categories can be broad. Adventure Picaresque Fiction, for instance, includes not only novels but also essay collections and memoirs, as the examples above show. That is why category alone is rarely enough.
If you have a subject in mind, the Finder's subject filter can be more precise. For example, the subject 'Essays' appears on 22 books, and 'American essays -- 20th century' on 3. If you want a collection of early twentieth-century American essays, you can select that subject and see only three options, one of which is "Adventures in indigence, and other essays" (id 287). This kind of filter is especially useful when you are looking for a specific genre or theme.
Commitment: Word Count and Reading Time
Word count and estimated reading time give you a sense of how long a book will take. The catalog's median word count is 58,840, and the median reading time is 256.5 minutes—about four and a half hours. But the range is wide: from a short pamphlet like "A little philosophy of life" (id 298) at 7,021 words to a massive volume like "The Complete Essays of Charles Dudley Warner" (id 221) at 220,955 words. The Finder lets you filter by length categories: short, medium, long, or epic. There are 19 short books, 30 medium, 30 long, and 17 epic.
Estimated reading time is another way to gauge commitment. The catalog groups books into quick (under 2 hours), steady (2–4 hours), immersive (4–8 hours), and marathon (over 8 hours). If you have a free afternoon, a quick read like "Pistols for two" (id 301) at 67 minutes might be ideal. If you are planning a weekend immersion, an immersive book like "Essays in Rebellion" (id 225) at 434 minutes could fit.
Text Rhythm: Chapters and Sentences
Beyond length, the rhythm of a book can affect your reading experience. The Finder includes chapter rhythm (low, middle, high) and sentence flow (low, middle, high) based on how many text sections and how long the sentences are. A book with many short sections, like "The sexagenarian" (id 292) with 50 sections, might feel more episodic. A book with long sentences, like "The works of Mr. Thomas Brown" (id 285) with an average of 41.3 words per sentence, demands a different kind of attention.
These metrics are descriptive, not evaluative. A high sentence-flow book is not better or worse; it simply has longer sentences. When you combine rhythm with category and commitment, you can find a book that matches your mood. For instance, if you want a reflective essay collection that is not too long and has moderate sentence length, you might choose "Pebbles on the shore" (id 224) with its 18.9-word average and 6 sections. The Finder helps you discover such matches without reading a single page.